Friday Favorites

Geninne has been one of my favorites for a long time. She was recently a featured seller over at Etsy, and her blog and flickr streams are constant sources of inspiration for me. She has the amazing ability to keep her creative spaces not only clean but beautiful! Her prints reflect that same ability – clean, beautiful and modern. Mostly she focuses on birds, but there’s some other great naturalistic pieces there as well.

Kjoo has this amazing ability to turn somewhat common craft items into beautiful textile jewelry. I never knew that it was possible for felt and crochet to be so beautiful. She definitely has an incredibly unique take on her craft, and anyone would be lucky to own one of her pieces. I don’t see anything this great ever going out of style! You can also visit her flickr stream for more up-t0-date inspiration.

The Ardent Sparrow is a great place to find inexpensive, yet beautiful and fun jewelry. It definitely has a vintage feel, and most of her items I wouldn’t be surprised to find on sale at an Anthropologie somewhere – it definitely has the aesthetic. She’s recently come back to jewelry making, and I say she hasn’t lost the skill! You can check out her blog for more ideas and pictures.

Last up are the amazing prints from The Painted Lily. She calls them “kaleidoscopic prints” and I would consider than an apt term for them. Digitally created, they have the look of something more intensely hand-made. There’s a depth and intensity that you don’t usually see in digital work. She also incorporates vintage ephemera into her work, transforming it into something intricate and beautiful. And the colors are lovely!